Craggy Range

Sophia Gimblett Gravels Red Bordeaux Blend 2011

9.2

Red and black fruited perfume - Left Bank Bordeaux aromas and flavours. On the palate quite plush yet restrained and not as full bodied as I was hoping for. 2011 was a difficult wet vintage in many parts of Australia. I wonder if it was the same in NZ? Bob Campbell MW said 2011 was “moderately challenging “. in NZ. Nevertheless a polished wine. Postscript: I notice that Jancis compared the Sophia as a “generous antipodean answer to Pichon Lalande “ for the 2013 vintage of Sophia. — a year ago

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Layer Cake Wines

One Hundred Percent Pure Calatayud Garnacha 2011

Stephen Bonner

8.9

Good antipodean Garnacha. Medium to full-bodied with dark choco box, wild raspberry, cherry, tobacco, pepper, and subtle oak resin notes. — 9 years ago

Pewsey Vale Vineyard

Museum Reserve The Contours Riesling 2007

Matt Perlman

9.2

This was a stunner—yellow-green color, petrol for days, citrus and orchard fruit, tastes like a cool climate wine...might have called Alsace blind, though there is a bit of flesh and roundness to it. Day 2: tropical fruit emerging, more rubber and petrol. Can’t get over the acidity on this antipodean beauty — 6 years ago

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